South-West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA)
San Fernando
Job Description
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us"=""><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="">JOB SUMMARY</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="" roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us"="">&nbsp;</span></b></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="">NATURE &amp; SCOPE</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:center 1584.0pt"><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="">The Regional Manager, Nutrition and Dietetic Services will be required to efficiently manage all Nutrition and Dietetic Services within the South-West Regional Health Authority.&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:center 1584.0pt"><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="" roman",serif"="">&nbsp;</span></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="">The Authority reserves the right to assign the officer to any Facility under its management.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
Key and Critical Responsibilities
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us"=""><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="">THE CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><br></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Oversees the supervision of all Nutrition and Dietetic Services at the South-West Regional Health Authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Works as a member of the management team in formulation of strategic plans for nutrition and dietetic services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Prepares the budget for the department and monitors and controls the fiscal performance of the department.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Coordinates and integrates administrative and clinical aspects of nutritional care to ensure that cost effective and efficient services are maintained both at the level of the hospital and community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Designs and implement a quality assurance programme for Nutrition and Dietetic Services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Establishes criteria and monitors performance of contracted food and dietetic services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Establishes and maintains effective inter and intra-departmental communications and relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Confers with the Manager, Nutrition &amp; Dietetic Services, Ministry of Health regarding planning and implementation of national community based programmes that will impact on programmes the south - west region.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Confers with other department heads regarding technical and administrative aspects of Nutrition and Dietetic Services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Coordinates the collection and use of departmental statistical data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Develops and implements departmental policies and Standard Operating Procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Approves requests of the Nutrition and Dietetic Services Department on ReqLogic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Develops Scopes of Works for tenders for the Nutrition and Dietetic Services Department in collaboration with the General Manager Supply Chain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Develops and implements food service disaster support for the region.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Develops and implements a plan for the propagation of food/produce by the Authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Develops and recommends the relevant standards for food donors to the Authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Collaborates with the necessary stakeholders to establish and operate a staff cafeteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Attends hospital staff conferences and shares information with nutrition and dietetic staff regarding new developments and trends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Participates in the recruitment of Nutrition and Dietetic Services personnel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Manages performance of all Nutrition and Dietetic staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Responsible for appraisal and development of staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Establishes and implements training programmes for all categories of Nutrition and Dietetic Services personnel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Responsible for health promotion and counseling of patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Performs other related duties as may be required.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Ability to perform duties according to assigned rosters or plans that can be formulated in times of authorized service exigencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.95pt"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Ability to use the relevant computer applications related to job functions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
Key Competencies
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us"=""><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"="">REQUIRED QUALIFICATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><br></p><span style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman";"=""> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">The incumbent must possess a Bachelors Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">The incumbent must possess a Diploma in Management or any related field.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">The incumbent must have eight (8) years experience in Nutrition &amp; Dietetics; five (5) of which must be at a managerial/supervisory level.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">The incumbent must also have experience and/or training in health education and at least five (5) years work experience at a general hospital and with training and experience as a Senior Dietitian.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Membership with the Trinidad &amp; Tobago Association of Nutritionists &amp; Dietitians and the Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians or similar association/body will be an asset.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">The incumbent must be registered with the Nutritionists &amp; Dietitians Board of Trinidad &amp; Tobago.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>